This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: January 12 has been decleard asAt which among the following places, Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’? Consider the following statements:
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? India has signed how much amount of financing agreement with the World Bank for Strive Project? Which union minister has given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)? Who is the author of the book “When Crime Pays – Money and Muscle in Indian Politics”? Which of the following trading company was granted territorial concessions by Muzaffar Jung, the Nizam of Hyderabad? Who was the leader of the Ghadar party? A cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf star, would be termed as ___? Rabi Ray, the former Lok Sabha speaker has passed away. He hailed from which of the following states? GK quiz set 424 – general knowledge MCQ India to improve your confidence. Basic GK MCQ with answers to improve your skills.
January 12 has been decleard as
  1. Youth day
  2. Rama Krishna Mission day
  3. Pioneers’ day
  4. Martyrs’day

Correct answer is option A

At which among the following places, Indian National Congress adopted the resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’?

  1. Calcutta
  2. Lahore
  3. Delhi
  4. Karachi

Correct answer is option B i.e. Lahore
Explanation:

In Lahore session of 1929, Congress passed the Poorna Swaraj resolution. It was the same session in which Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as president of the Congress.

Congress passed the Poorna Swaraj Resolution in December 1929, it was a month later on January 26, 1930, when a Pledge of Indian Independence also known as Declaration of Independence was taken. You must note here that while the Poorna Swaraj Resolution was drafted by Jawaharlal Lal Nehru, the “Declaration of Independence” pledge was drafted by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 and it echoed the essence of American Declaration of Independence. After this pledge January 26, 1930 was declared as Independence Day by Indian National Congress.

Consider the following statements:
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer is option B

India has signed how much amount of financing agreement with the World Bank for Strive Project?

  1. $225 million
  2. $325 million
  3. $125 million
  4. $425 million

Correct answer is option C i.e. $125 million
Explanation:

India has recently signed a financing agreement of $125 million with the World Bank (WB) in New Delhi for the Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation (STRIVE) Project. The purpose of the project is to improve access to quality and market-driven vocational training provided in it is and apprenticeships. The result areas for the project include Improved Performance of Industrial Training Institutes; Increased Capacities of State Governments to Support Industrial Training Institutes and Apprenticeship Training; Improved Teaching and Learning; and Improved and Broadened Apprenticeship Training. The closing date for the project is 30th November, 2022.

Which union minister has given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)?
  1. Ravi Shankar Prasad
  2. Ananth kumar
  3. Harsh Vardhan
  4. J P Nadda

Correct answer is option C i.e. Harsh Vardhan
Explanation:
Dr. Harsh Vardhan has given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) following the death of Minister Anil Madhav Dave. Dr. Vardhan is the incumbent minister at Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences and represents Chandni Chowk in Delhi as a Member of Parliament (MoP) in the 16th Lok Sabha.
Who is the author of the book “When Crime Pays – Money and Muscle in Indian Politics”?
  1. Milan Vaishnav
  2. Pankaj Mishra
  3. Parthasarathi Shome
  4. Vappala Balachandran

Correct answer is option A i.e. Milan Vaishnav
Explanation:
The book “When Crime Pays – Money and Muscle in Indian Politics” has been authored by Milan Vaishnav. It is the most systematic analysis of corruption and criminalization in Indian politics. The author shows that it is growing because of societal, political, and economic factors. This remarkable book will change readers’ view of democracy in India.
Which of the following trading company was granted territorial concessions by Muzaffar Jung, the Nizam of Hyderabad?
  1. French
  2. English
  3. Portuguese
  4. Dutch

Correct answer is option A
Who was the leader of the Ghadar party?
  1. Bhagat Singh
  2. Lala Hardayal
  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. V D Savarkar

Correct answer is option B

A cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf star, would be termed as ___?

  1. Nova
  2. Nebula
  3. Neutron star
  4. Pulsar

Correct answer is option A i.e. Nova
Rabi Ray, the former Lok Sabha speaker has passed away. He hailed from which of the following states?
  1. Odisha
  2. Assam
  3. Manipur
  4. Tripura

Correct answer is option A
i.e. Odisha
Explanation:
Rabi Ray (91), the noted socialist leader and former Lok Sabha speaker, has recently passed away in Cuttack, Odisha. Ray was the Union Minister of health and family welfare in the Morarji Desai ministry from January 1979 to January 1980 and the speaker of 9th Lok Sabha from 1989-1991. In 1991, he was re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha from Kendrapada in Odisha. He was also a former chairman of Common Wealth Speakers Forum.